Identity and Belonging in a Changing Great Britain

Download or read book Identity and Belonging in a Changing Great Britain written by Facing History and Ourselves and published by Facing History and Ourselves. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource gives students and teachers a greater understanding of identity, membership, citizenship, and belonging in the uk. In a time when debates about national identity and integration have taken on increased urgency, Facing History and Ourselves introduces, "Identity and Belonging in a Changing Great Britain". It reveals experiences of newcomers and the dilemmas surrounding immigration--from the individual to the collective--through memoirs, journalistic accounts, and interviews. "Identity and Belonging in a Changing Great Britain" is a critical and relevant resource for British educators in schools and other organizations that are addressing the duty to promote community cohesion. This is also an important resource for political science, sociology, education and religious studies courses at the university level. Individual sections contain footnotes. [Funding for this paper was provided by the Deutsche Bank.].